New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-14

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TO REMOVE CLAIMS FROM CONGRESS.
A BURDEN WHICH HAS GROWN INTOLERABLE-A
REMEDIAL BILL PASSES THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON Jan. IS (spcetaD-The ever-increasine
burden OF private claims has become heavy that Con-
gress is ready to do almost anything to tighten It,
1t had not been for this feeling the
bill which passed the House to-day TO
confer Jurisdiction in respect to several largo
classes Of private claims the Court Claims and tho
Circuit Courts Of the United States would have been
moro thoroughly discussed and might have been de-
feaed II is a rather sweeping measure The jurisdc-
OF the Court Of Claims extended to claims founded
upon the Constitution Of the United States such as for
just compensation for property taken for public usc
etc; damages lquidated unliquidated; to all
| claims in which the party would be entitled TO
redress against the United States in court o. equity
admiralty II the United States were suable to all set
os countcrcaims. claims for damages whether liquid
ated unlquidated, other demands whatsoever on
the part OF the United States The limitation OF all claims
under this act is six years thus excluding all claims
the purpose being to leave all claims barred to
the special action Of Congress Jurisdiction
concurrent with the Court of Claims 4, given to the Dist
where the money value does not exceed $4,000
The right OF securedn all cases to both parties
four per cent the Judgment decree from s date
Claims OF aliens under treaty international law be
representatives of foreign the Court OF
Claims With the consent of the claimant the heads Of
Departments may refer any claim pending to the
Court OF Claims for Judgment therein. The Court OF
Bowman Act as to which It has jurisdiction to hear and
of an1sT cn aS act may 1S 60 the
than report the facts to Congress.
DEPARTING Mt OF AGRICULTURE REPORT
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culture estimates of product. and value OF corn
wheat and oats for permanent record completed.
The official Nork of the year has been thoroughly re-
viewed, with the aid OF State cooperation and all
available data Of crop production and the aggregates
are substantially those recently reported. The corn
crop In round numbers aggregates 1865 100000
bushels gro"n on $4,000, 600 acres and has farm
value OF $61O.OO0OOO. The yield lie ~ bushels per
acre. Az bushels less than last year. There IL an
increase of OF per cent and decrease in
product os IA per cent while the average price has in
creased per cent or from 32s cents TO 1913 cents
Tho aggregate product OF wheat is 457, 600 600
bushels from OF nearly 81 900 O0e acres, hav
value is 8s cents per bushe, against I'll tor the
previous crop and 845 eents tor the great crop of
1ss4 Ih. . 50 cent REDUCTION 4 from the "
spring wheat centres Is better than expected
early in the season and on the Pacific Coast much
worse. The general average tor winter and spring
wheat 10 nearly 1874 bushels per acre.
The product OF oats is 624, 600 900 bushels DO0O
600 less than last year, from an area Of over
$Is8 OOO, 600 The average Yield is 204 bushels
against 27.6 last year The average vslue 10 29.o
cents per bushel, last year $50 cents per busheL
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l3.-Maor Jared A. Smith, Engineer
Corps has been ordered from Portland Me- to Fort Pop
ham, Me-; Captain X l. Hoxe from Montgomery, Ala,
to the Notifications In Pensacola Haror Florida and
Y Ian lantf from Iaoi ouvIila
Fla to Fort Marion. St Augustine Fla on public busi
9Th cavalry, has been eIten:sd two months
from the washington Navy Yard and granted year,
Of tn.
Navy Yard and ordered inspector OF construction OF
sn SsV ew Nixon Is. Seen
ordered TO duty In connection with the inspection OF con-
Kiersted the League Island Navy
Yard and ordered inspector OF tie naval vessel being
aowood has been ordered to duty ia connection with the
inspection Of construction Of that vessel Lieutenant
Board OF Inspection Of Foreign Vessels and ordered TO
aass 3. e r. e S So
District and ordered duty senior board
an Ssre ssm e w. iS Very 1 and aeE asmph
ore ordered a. memser: board Medical Director
ard pIscsd shs TsrSd I.s Jan Jan
Dale and ordered ss inspector Filth Lighthouse District;
Lieutenant W. D. Rose from The lndependcnce and or
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cisco; Captain n H. EarQuhar ordered as member Of
the Pneumatic Gun Carriage Board Passed Assistant
Surgeon Prank Anderson ordered 70 DUTY on the Kch
R If he VssDsss
| has been accepted
THE FARMERS CONG RlSS ADJOURNS.
WASHINGTON, jan 13-In tho Farmers' Congress today
President Beverly appointed committee as follow to
confer with the In relation 70 the OF
agriculture: r. g. Duke, chairman, OF Virginia; j. W.
stryder OF West Virginia IL L. D. Lewis, OF Virginia;
Springer Harbaugh, Of Minnesota and W. l. Parkinson,
Of Kansas. L. W. Corbin, chairman, OF Virginia j. u
Walsh Of Maryland; ]. o. sa1ton, OF Pennsylvania;
j. w. Miles Of Iowa, and d. II. Russell OF Mississippi
were appointed with the and House Com
mittee Agriculture and the State Department Among
the resolutions reported by the Committee Oh ReSolp
tons following That the clause In the charters
OF the National banks which forblds their oanng money
on real estate great injury to the farmers Of the
United tatos by denying them banking privileges and
thus causing them 10 higher rate OF interest than
class OF citizens and that We the farmers OF the
United States In congress assembled do mos respect
fully but urgently Congress OF the United states
TO repeal the same" The members OF the Congress Will
The oongress adjourned to Chicago theTuesday
1887
SAMPLE OF DEMOCRATIC "REFORM"
WASHINGTON Jan. 10 (Spec,aD.-About q month ago
the resignation Deputy Commissioner Rogers Of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, demanded 10 take effect
on December 81. Subsequently Chairman Eb Hen
derson, Of Indiana Democratic State Committee, was
appointed the vacancy by Secretary Manning to take
effect on January On that date Chairman Henderson
was In indianapolis busy with political duties relating to
the impe the United States scnatOrslp
OF course duties paramount and the lndana
patriot felt that ought to be compelled to work for
nothing understood therefore that he took the oath
NJ office Commissioner OF Internal Revenue on